AOC 831S User manual

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USER`S GUIDE

831S

PREFACE………………………………………………………………………..……….2

SAFETY INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………….3

SETUP…………………………………………………………………………………….5

USING THE MONITOR…………………………………………………...…….…...8

DRIVER INSTALLATION GUIDE…………………….….…………………………26

TECHNICAL SUPPORT ……………………………………………………………..28

PRODUCT INFORMATION………………………………………………………….29

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PREFACE

About This Guide

This guide describes the monitor's features, setup, and operation. lnformation in this document is subject

to change without notice.

The sections are as follows:

 Safety Instructions: lists safety information.

 Setup: describes the initial setup process.

 Using the Monitor: gives an overview of how to use the monitor.

 Drivers: provides driver installation instructions for Windows.

 Technical Support : provides tips and solutions for common problems.

 Product Information: lists the technical specifications of the monitor.

 Warranty Statement: Warranty Statement used in Europe.

National Conventions

The following subsections describe notational conventions used in this document.

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in italic

type. These blocks are notes, cautions, and warnings, and they are used as follows:

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your

computer system.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells

you how to avoid the problem.

WARNING: A WARNING indicates the potential for bodily harm and tells you how to avoid the

problem.

Some warnings may appear in alternate formats and may be unaccompanied by an icon. In such cases, the

specific presentation of the warning is mandated by regulatory authority.

Product Registration

Please link www.aoc.com

, select your country or region, log in Product Registration to register .

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SAFETY INTRODUCTION

FCC Notice

FCC Class B Radio Frequency Interference Statement WARNING: (FOR FCC CERTIFIED MODELS)

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against

harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio

frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,

which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of the following measures:

1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

connected.

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

NOTICE :

1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance

could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

2. Shielded interface cables and AC power cord, if any, must be used in order to comply with the

emission limits.

3. The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized

modification to this equipment. It is theresponsibilities of the user to correct such interference.

WEEE Declaration

Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Household in the European Union.

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your

other household waste.Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it

over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment.The

separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve

natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the

environment. For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling, please

contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the

product .

HG Declaration

SAFETY: Lamp Disposal

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LAMP(S) INSIDE THIS PRODUCT CONTAIN MERCURY AND MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF

ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL LAWS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE

ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES ALLIANCE AT WWW.EIAE.ORG.

Precautions

WARNING: Use of controls, adjustments, or procedures other than those specified in this

documentation may result in exposure to shock, electrical hazards, and/or mechanical hazards.

Read and follow these precautions when connecting and using your computer monitor:

PRECAUTIONS

 Do not use the monitor near water, e.g. near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub,

swimming pool or in a wet basement.

 Do not place the monitor on an unstable cart, stand, or table. If the monitor falls, it can injure a

person and cause serious damage to the appliance. Use only a cart or stand recommended by the

manufacturer or sold with the monitor. If you mount the monitor on a wall or shelf, use a mounting

kit approved by the manufacturer and follow the kit instructions.

 Slots and openings in the back and bottom of the cabinet are provided for ventilation. To ensure

reliable operation of the monitor and to protect it from overheating, be sure these openings are not

blocked or covered. Do not place the monitor on a bed, sofa, rug, or similar surface. Do not place

the monitor near or over a radiator or heat register. Do not place the monitor in a bookcase or

cabinet unless proper ventilation is provided.

 The monitor should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the label. If you

are not sure of the type of power supplied to your home, consult your dealer or local power

company.

 The monitor is equipped with a three-pronged grounded plug, a plug with a third (grounding) pin.

This plug will fit only into a grounded power outlet as a safety feature. If your outlet does not

accommodate the three-wire plug, have an electrician install the correct outlet, or use an adapter to

ground the appliance safely. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounded plug.

 Unplug the unit during a lightning storm or when it will not be used for long periods of time. This will

protect the monitor from damage due to power surges.

 Do not overload power strips and extension cords. Overloading can result in fire or electric shock.

 Never push any object into the slot on the monitor cabinet. It could short circuit parts causing a fire

or electric shock. Never spill liquids on the monitor.

 Do not attempt to service the monitor yourself; opening or removing covers can expose you to

dangerous voltages and other hazards. Please refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

 To ensure satisfactory operation, use the monitor only with UL listed computers which have

appropriate configured receptacles marked between 100 - 240V AC, Min. 5A.

 The wall socket shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.

 For use only with the attached power adapter (Output 12Vdc) which have UL,CSA listed

license(Only for monitors with power adapter).

 Please make sure to clean the cabinet regularly with the provided cloth , you can use soft-cleanser

to clean the stain , instead of severe spray cleanser which will cauterize the monitor cabinet.

 Dont leak liquid into monitor which will result in the damage of chassis or component. Please

unplug before cleaning ,and do not scratch the screen with hard things.

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SETUP

Setup the stand and base

Please setup or remove the base following below steps.

Adjusting Viewing Angle

 For optimal viewing it is recommended to look at the full face of the monitor, then adjust the

monitor's angle to your own preference.

 Hold the stand so you do not topple the monitor when you change the monitor's angle.

 You are able to adjust the monitor's angle from -5°to 20 °.

NOTE:

Do not touch the LCD screen when you change the angle. It may cause damage or break the LCD

screen.

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Attaching the Cables

Cable Connections On Back of Monitor and Computer

1. Power

3. Analog

Turn off your computer before performing the procedure below.

1. Connect the power cable to the AC port on the back of the monitor.

2. Connect one end of the 15-pin D-Sub cable to the back of the monitor and connect the other

end to the computer's D-Sub port.

3. Turn on your monitor and computer.

If your monitor displays an image, installation is complete. If it does not display an image, see

Troubleshooting.

Attaching Wall Mounting Arm

Preparing to Install An Optional Wall Mounting Arm

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This monitor can be attached to a wall mounting arm you purchase separately.

Disconnect power before this procedure. Follow these steps:

1. Remove the base.

2. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to assemble the wall mounting arm.

3. Place the wall mounting arm onto the back of the monitor. Line up the holes of the arm with

the holes in the back of the monitor.

4. Insert the 4 screws into the holes and tighten.

5. Reconnect the cables. Refer to the user's manual that came with the optional wall mounting

arm for instructions on attaching it to the wall.

Noted : VESA mounting screw holes are not available for all models, please check with the dealer or

official department of AOC.

Distance between the wall-mount holes : 100 x 100 mm

Screw specification for wall-mount : M4 x 10

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USING THE MONITOR

Setting the Optimal Resolution

The recommended resolution for this monitor is 1366 by 768. To setup the monitor to this resolution, follow the steps

below.

1. Click START.

2. Click SETTINGS.

3. Click CONTROL PANEL.

4. Double click DISPLAY.

5. Click SETTINGS.

6. Set the resolution SLIDE-BAR to 1366 by 768.

External Controls

Press the power button to turn the monitor on or off. The other control knobs are located at front panel of the monitor (See

Figure ). By changing these settings, the picture can be adjusted to your personal preferences.

* The power cord should be connected.

* Press the power button to turn on the monitor. The power indicator will light up.

1 Eco mode (DCR) / -

2 4:3 or wide / +

3 Power

4

A

uto / Exit

5 Menu / Enter

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OSD Settings

 Press the MENU-button to activate the OSD window.

 Press+ or - to navigate through the functions. Once the desired function is highlighted, press the MENU-buttonto

activate it.If the function selected has a sub-menu, press or again to navigate through the sub-menu

functions.Once the desired function is highlighted, press MENU-button to activate it.

 Press+ or - to change the settings of the selected function. To exit and save, select the exit function. If you want

to adjust any other function, repeat steps 2-3.

 OSD Lock Function: To lock the OSD, press and hold the Menu button while the monitor is off and then press

power button to turn the monitor on. To un-lock the OSD - press and hold the Menu button while the monitor is off

and then press power button to turn the monitor on.

 Eco Mode and DCR hot key : Press the Eco key continuously to select the Eco mode of brightness and DCR on

when there is no OSD ( Eco mode hot key may not be available in all models).

 4:3 or wide image ratio hot key: When there is no OSD, press + continuously to change 4:3 or wide image ratio.

(If the product screen size is 4:3 or input signal resolution is wide format, the hot key is disalbe to adjust.)

 Auto configure hot key: When the OSD is closed, press Auto button will be auto configure hot key function .

DCB Adjustment

What is DCB?

Dynamic Color Boost (DCB) is an advanced color adjustment technology. Through analyzing RGB signals, DCB creates

more vivid and natural images to suit various color environment needs. DCB has two types of color enhancers: “Color

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Boost” and “Picture Boost” .

DCC: Dynamic color control

ICM: Intelligent color management

1) How to use Color Boost?

Five color-enhancement settings: To accommodate various display needs, Color Boost also offers 5 different color

enhancement modes: Full Enhance, Natural Skin, Green Field, Sky Blue, and Auto-Detect. Please go to the fourth icon

labeled “Color Boost” in the OSD menu and select one of the five settings you desire to be turned on.

Full Enhance: When "Full Enhance" is turned on, the color saturation of the entire screen is fully enriched, thus all colors

become more vibrant.

Nature Skin: When "Natural Skin" is turned on, the red and yellow colors are enriched automatically, thus presents

human skin with more natural and truer colors. "Natural Skin" setting is ideal for viewing human portrait and detailed skin

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texture.

Green Field: When "Green Field" is turned on, the green color is enriched so that football field and mountain landscape

would look more natural and fresh. “Green Field” setting is ideal for watching mountain scenery and outdoor sports.

Sky Blue: When"Sky Blue" is turned on, the color blue is being fine-tuned so that the sky or ocean landscape will look

more vivid and in-depth. "Sky Blue" setting is ideal for viewing sky and ocean images.

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Auto Detect: When “Auto Detect” is turned on, every pigment will be detected and self-adjusted to render a lively

picture.

Demo: Screen divided into two for demonstration purposes.

2) How to use Picture Boost?

Users can change the color settings of a self-selected zone on the screen. The size and position of the selected zone can

also be adjusted. "Picture Boost" is located in the fifth icon labeled "Picture Boost" in the OSD menu. Turn on "Bright

Frame" to select a zone on the screen to be enhanced. Please note when adjust or turn on any one of the DCB features,

the rest of color settings including DCR will be disabled or return to default.

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Disclaimer: DCB aftereffects are subject to the resolution and quality of the display content, hence may look different than

the above illustrations.

DCR Adjustment

What is DCR?

Dynamic Contrast Ratio (DCR) auto adjusts the brightness of the screen so users can see the darker areas of the

displayed content in more depths. By increasing the darkness of the dark areas and the brightness of the bright areas,

contrast ratio is uplifted to exceed 10,000:1. DCR value varies subject to the original CR values of the LCD module. The

higher the original CR, the higher DCR can be achieved. DCR is great for watching movie or video contents.

How to Use DCR?

Go to the first OSD icon labeled "Luminance", turn on or off DCR as desires. DCR boosts the contrasts between lightness

& darkness and enables the viewer to see more layers and details of the picture, especially in the darker areas. Please

note when DCR is on, DCB will be disabled.

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DCR Demos:

Disclaimer: DCR aftereffects are subject to the resolution and quality of the display content, hence may look different than

the above illustrations.

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Function Control Illustration

Luminance

A

djust Range Description

Brightness 0-100 Backlight Adjustment

Contrast 0-100 Contrast from Digital-register.

Eco mode

Standard

Standard Mode

Text

Text Mode

Internet

Internet Mode

Game

Game Mode

Movie

Movie Mode

Sports

Sports Mode

Gamma

Gamma1

A

djust to Gamma1

Gamma2

A

djust to Gamma 2

Gamma3

A

djust to Gamma 3

DCR

Off

Disable dynamic contrast ratio

On

Enable dynamic contrast ratio

Image Setup

Clock 0-100

A

djust picture Clock to reduce

Vertical-Line noise.

Phase 0-100

A

djust Picture Phase to reduce

Horizontal-Line noise

H.Position 0-100

A

djust the horizontal position of

the picture.

V.Position 0-100

A

djust the verticalposition of the

picture.

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Color Temp.

Warm

6500K

Recall Warm Color Temperature

from EEPROM.

Normal

7300K

Recall Normal Color Temperature

from EEPROM.

Cool

9300K

Recall Cool Color Temperature

from EEPROM.

sRGB

Recall SRGB Color Temperature

from EEPROM.

User

Red Red Gain from Digital-register

Green Green Gain Digital-register.

Blue Blue Gain from Digital-register

Color Boost

Full Enhance on or off

Disable or Enable Full Enhance

Mode

Nature Skin on or off

Disable or Enable Nature Skin

Mode

Green Field on or off

Disable or Enable Green Field

Mode

Sky-blue on or off Disable or Enable Sky-blue Mode

A

utoDetect on or off

Disable or Enable AutoDetect

Mode

Demo on or off Disable or Enable Demo

Picture Boost

Frame Size 14-100

A

djust Frame Size

Brightness 0-100

A

djust Frame Brightness

Contrast 0-100

A

djust Frame Contrast

H. position 0-100

A

djust Frame horizontal Position

V.position 0-100

A

djust Frame vertical Position

Bright Frame on or off Disable or Enable Bright Frame

OSD Setup

H.Position 0-100

A

djust the horizontal position of

OSD

V.Position 0-100

A

djust the vertical position of OSD

Timeout 5-120

A

djust the OSD Timeout

Transparence 0-100

A

djust the transparence of OSD

Language

Select the OSD language

Extra

Input Select

A

uto Select to Auto Detect input signal

A

nalog

Select Analog Sigal Source as

Input

Digital

Select Digital Sigal Source as

Input

A

uto Config yes or no

A

uto adjust the picture to default

Image Ratio wide or 4:3

Select wide or 4:3 format for

display

DDC-CI yes or no Turn ON/OFF DDC-CI Support

Information

Show the information of the main

image and sub-image source

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Reset

Reset yes or no Reset the menu to default

Exit

Exit Exit the main OSD

Notes:

1)If the product has only one signal input, the item of "Input Select" is disable to adjust.

2)If the product screen size is 4:3 or input signal resolution is wide format, the item of "Image Ratio" is disalbe to adjust.

3)One of DCR, Color Boost, and Picture Boost functions is active, the other two function is turned off accordingly.

LED Indicators

Status LED Color

Full Power Mode Green or Blue

A

ctive-off Mode Orange or red

How to use i-Menu software

Installation

Welcome to use “i-Menu” software by AOC. i-Menu makes it easy to adjust your monitor display setting by menus on the

screen instead of OSD button on the monitor. Please click here

to setup the software. To complete installation , please

follow the installation guide .

Using “i-Menu”

1. Luminance

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Luminance

A

djust Range Description

Contrast 0-100 Contrast from Digital-register.

Brightness 0-100 Backlight Adjustment

Eco mode

Standard

Standard Mode

Text

Text Mode

Internet

Internet Mode

Game

Game Mode

Movie

Movie Mode

Sports

Sports Mode

Gamma

Gamma1

A

djust to Gamma1

Gamma2

A

djust to Gamma 2

Gamma3

A

djust to Gamma 3

DCR

Off

Disable dynamic contrast ratio

On

Enable dynamic contrast ratio

Reset Reset the current page

Remarks:

1) If DCR is set to “on”, the other 4 items of Luminance cannot be adjusted.

2) If anyone of DCR, Color Boost and Bright Frame of Picture Boost is set to “on”, the others are set to “off” automatically.

3) The Brightness and Contrast can be adjusted only when Eco-mode is on “standard mode”.

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2. Image setup

Image Setup

A

djust Range Description

Clock 0-100

A

djust picture Clock to reduce Vertical-Line

noise.

Phase 0-100

A

djust Picture Phase to reduce Horizontal-

Line noise

H.Position 0-100

A

djust the verticalposition of the picture.

V.Position 0-100

A

djust the horizontal position of the picture.

Reset Reset the current page

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3. Color Temperature

Color Temp.

A

djust Range Description

Preset

Warm

Recall Warm Color Temperature from

EEPROM.

Normal

Recall Normal Color Temperature from

EEPROM.

Cool

Recall Cool Color Temperature from

EEPROM.

sRGB

Recall SRGB Color Temperature from

EEPROM.

User

Red Red Gain from Digital-register

Green Green Gain Digital-register.

Blue Blue Gain from Digital-register

Reset Reset the current page

Remarks:

1) When “User” is chosen, you can change the monitor color to your desired color by setting the value of R-G-B.

2) When “sRGB” is chosen, the Brightness, Contrast and Gamma can not be adjusted.

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